France
- Ancient name
- Gaul
- Modern name
- France
- Modern country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.56, 2.55
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364282
The topography of La sfera is very Mediterranean-focused, which may explain why France (Francia to Dati) is only labeled in five Sfera manuscripts, usually as one of several regions labeled on a T-O world map. The detailed maps in Book Four of La sfera do not include any part of the French coast, despite Dati's use of Aigues-Mortes as an orientation point in his discussion of north African geography.
The toponym France appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P065
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “France.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/france/.